1. (

• loot ,
• plunder ,

) take illegally; of intellectual property; "This writer plundered from famous authors" ;

2. (

• sack ,
• plunder ,

) plunder (a town) after capture; "the barbarians sacked Rome" ;

3. (

• plunder ,
• despoil ,
• loot ,
• reave ,
• strip ,
• rifle ,
• ransack ,
• pillage ,
• foray

) steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners" ;

4. (

• rape ,
• spoil ,
• despoil ,
• violate ,
• plunder ,

) destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country" ;

1. (

• looted ,
• pillaged ,
• plundered ,
• ransacked

) wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value; "the robbers left the looted train"; "people returned to the plundered village" ;